sit back

phrasal verb

sat back; sitting back; sits back
1
: to get into a comfortable and relaxed position in a chair, seat, etc.
Sit back and enjoy the ride.
2
: to make no effort to do something
He sat back and watched us do all the work.
How can you just sit back and let him insult you like that?

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Minutes after the Bengals won their fifth straight game Saturday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor told his team to sit back and enjoy watching some football. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025 Now Milwaukee gets to sit back and watch as Miami’s star player engineers an actual trade standoff, leaving the Heat in turmoil. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Why sit back in your armchair and complain about the way things are going? Marissa Muller, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024 All pops will have to do is sit back and judge our amateur skills. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sit back 

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“Sit back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20back. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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